amitriptyline medication????

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suenewberry81
suenewberry81 Posts: 241 Member
edited February 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone taking this medication and noticed weight gain??
I think my weight gain is from this medication,
I stopped taking the medication about a week ago and already I feel so much better in myself, just hoping it will help me to lose weight now I've stopped taking it! :-)

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  • lemon629
    lemon629 Posts: 501 Member
    I've never taken it at therapeutic doses (I did take a small dose briefly as a sleep aid), but that medication is notorious for weight gain.
  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
    You just stopped taking an anti-depressant? Your doctor is aware right? Because before my doctors took me off mine I would have been in some hot water if I just stopped taking them.

    My doctors actually took me off them slowly - minimizing the dose as the prescription was done until I was off them.
  • s_yeatts
    s_yeatts Posts: 753
    You need to come off of that ASAP! My mother inlaw is in the hospital right now because of that medicine. Her blood went toxic and she almost died. The doctor said that medicine is very dangerous
  • suenewberry81
    suenewberry81 Posts: 241 Member
    The doctor told me to reduce the amount by half then a few months after to stop taking it, which I have and I'm glad I'm not taking it anymore as I feel so much better,
    I was so tired all the time, bad tempered feeling dizzy and I'm convinced it caused my weight gain. I was taking it for really bad headaches so I'm hoping now I've stopped taking it my headaches won't come back :-(

    Omg sorry about you mother in law :-( I hope she's ok now!! Scary how a medication can be so dangerous and doctors still prescribe it to us!!! Xx
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